The opening night of the 2025 AFL Draft saw 25 selections, headed by West Coast's newest player Willem Duursma.
The Eagles were major players on the night, making four bids on club-tied players, forcing Gold Coast's hand three times, as well as Carlton's.
The Suns finished with four academy players in the first 25 selections, while Richmond, Essendon and Melbourne all snared a pair of talented prospects.
Catch up on all of the action from night one of the draft, as well as profiles and more club analysis ahead of night two.
AFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND PICKS
Pick 1 - West Coast
Willem Duursma
Position: Utility
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Gippsland Power
Community: Foster
Date of Birth: 21/06/2007
Height: 193cm
The community that built the number one pick
Pick Swap
Gold Coast receives: Picks 14, 33 and 53
Western Bulldogs receive: Picks 15 and 29
Pick Swap
Carlton receives: Picks 21, 27 and 30
Essendon receives: Picks 9 and 43
Pick Swap
Carlton receives: Picks 25, 46 and 2026 Round 2
North Melbourne receives: Picks 11 and 54
Pick 2 - Gold Coast (Matched West Coast's bid)
Zeke Uwland
Position: Utility
State: Queensland
State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Burleigh
Date of Birth: 24/04/2007
Height: 179cm
Pick Swap
GWS receives: 2026 Round 2 (tied to Melbourne)
Gold Coast receives: Pick 35
Pick 3 - Carlton (Matched West Coast's bid)
Harry Dean
Position: Defender
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Murray Bushrangers
Community Club: Lavington
Date of Birth: 13/11/2007
Height: 194cm
Pick Swap
Gold Coast receives: 46
Port Adelaide receives: 2026 Round 3
Pick Swap
Gold Coast receives: 47
Adelaide receives: 2026 Round 3 (tied to Essendon)
Pick Swap
Hawthorn receives: Pick 18
Brisbane receives: Pick 21 and 2026 Round 3
Pick 4 - West Coast
Cooper Duff-Tytler
Position: Forward-Ruck
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Calder Cannons
Community Club: Woodend-Hesket
Date of Birth: 22/08/2007
Height: 201cm
Pick 5 - Gold Coast (Matched Richmond's bid)
Dylan Patterson
Position: Utility
State: Queensland
State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Palm Beach Currumbin
Date of Birth: 01/09/2007
Height: 183cm
Patterson ready for the biggest stage
Pick 6 - Brisbane (Matched Richmond's bid)
Daniel Annable
Position: Midfielder
State: Queensland
State League Club: Brisbane Lions Academy
Community Club: Redlands-Victoria Point
Date of Birth: 05/04/2007
Height: 184cm
Pick 7 - Richmond
Sam Cumming
Position: Forward-Midfielder
State: South Australia
State League Club: North Adelaide
Community Club: Wentworth District
Date of Birth: 27/07/2007
Height: 183cm
Sydney star that Cumming has been compared to
Pick 8 - Richmond
Sam Grlj
Position: Midfielder
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Oakleigh Chargers
Community Club: Canterbury
Date of Birth: 26/07/2007
Height: 182cm
Athletic traits which make Grlj a new-age player
Pick 9 - Essendon
Sullivan Robey
Position: Forward-Midfielder
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Eastern Ranges
Community Club: Rowville
Date of Birth: 04/10/2007
Height: 192cm
Pick 10 - Essendon
Jacob Farrow
Position: Defender-Midfielder
State: Western Australia
State League Club: West Perth
Community Club: Joondalup Kinross
Date of Birth: 21/09/2007
Height: 187cm
Pick 11 - Melbourne
Xavier Taylor
Position: Defender
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Eastern Ranges
Community Club: East Ringwood
Date of Birth: 30/01/2007
Height: 192cm
How Xavier Taylor became a top-10 pick
Pick 12 - Melbourne
Latrelle Pickett
Position: Forward
State: South Australia
State League Club: Glenelg
Community Club: Tumby Bay
Date of Birth: 28/12/2005
Height: 170cm
Pick 13 - Essendon
Dyson Sharp
Position: Midfielder
State: South Australia
State League Club: Central District
Community Club: Barossa District
Date of Birth: 23/05/2007
Height: 188cm
Pick Swap
GWS receive: Pick 14
Hawthorn receives: Pick 16 and 2026 Round 2
Pick 14 - Sydney (Matched GWS' bid)
Harry Kyle
Position: Defender-Midfielder
State: NSW-ACT
State League Club: Sydney Swans Academy
Community Club: UNSW/ES Bulldogs
Date of Birth: 16/07/2007
Height: 188cm
Rugby union convert's route to the AFL
Pick 15 - GWS
Oskar Taylor
Position: Defender
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Eastern Ranges
Community Club: South Belgrave
Date of Birth: 01/08/2007
Height: 183cm
Behind the growth of newest AFL halfback
Pick 16 - North Melbourne
Lachy Dovaston
Position: Forward
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Eastern Ranges
Community Club: Blackburn
Date of Birth: 29/05/2007
Height: 178cm
Dovaston on goal celes, hairstyle and advice from a premiership Pie
Pick Swap
West Coast receives: Pick 17
Hawthorn receives: Pick 18 and 2026 Round 2
Pick 17 - Gold Coast (Matched West Coast's bid)
Jai Murray
Position: Defender-Midfielder
State: Queensland
State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Burleigh
Date of Birth: 09/03/2007
Height: 185cm
Jai Murray's quirky sporting background is very…Gold Coast-y
Pick 18 - Gold Coast (Matched West Coast's bid)
Beau Addinsall
Position: Midfielder
State: Queensland
State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Burleigh
Date of Birth: 09/03/2007
Height: 182cm
Pick 19 - West Coast
Josh Lindsay
Position: Defender-Midfielder
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Geelong Falcons
Community Club: Newtown & Chilwell
Date of Birth: 07/04/2007
Height: 183cm
The AFL star Lindsay hopes to follow
Pick 20 - Hawthorn
Cameron Nairn
Position: Forward-Midfielder
State: South Australia
State League Club: Central District
Community Club: Willaston
Date of Birth: 15/10
Pick 21 - Western Bulldogs
Lachlan Carmichael
Position: Defender-Midfielder
State: NSW-ACT
State League Club: Sydney Swans Academy
Community Club: North Shore Bombers
Date of Birth: 27/08/2007
Height: 184cm
How Lachy Carmichael rounded out his game
Pick 22 - Adelaide
Mitch Marsh
Position: Forward
State: South Australia
State League Club: West Adelaide
Community Club: Kangarilla
Date of Birth: 15/02/2007
Height: 190cm
Pick 23 - Hawthorn
Aidan Schubert
Position: Forward
State: South Australia
State League Club: Central District
Community Club: Gawler Central
Date of Birth: 21/12/2007
Height 196cm
Motivation which has driven Aidan Schubert onto an AFL list
Pick 24 - Geelong
Harley Barker
Position: Midfielder
State: South Australia
State League Club: Sturt
Community Club: Mount Barker
Date of Birth: 02/05/2007
Height: 188cm
Pick 25 - Fremantle
Adam Sweid
Position: Midfielder-Forward
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Calder Cannons
Community Club: Pascoe Vale
Date of Birth: 14/09/2007
Height: 176cm
